#limited visibility

[tenth-sentence]

Down below her the two torches made visible two small patches of deck and gleamed on swords and helmets, and forward there was another island of light on the forecastle.

"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" - C. S. Lewis

[mitsuholly]

im just gonna keep on posting and following until i show up on search ig...

[theblackestofsuns]

In This Week's New Yorker Magazine (January 12, 2015)

                   That's quite a cover. "Limited Visibility" by Jorge Colombo. Something about the faint purples in the lights caught my eye.

This is Pari Dukovic's photograph of Anthony McGill for the Goings on About Town section.

                   There's a handsome blue tint to his shirt and the clarinet, and you can see some of it in his face too. Subtle color like this is just amazing.

And here's Simon Prades' illustration for an article on Howard Becker.

                   I really like the line work, especially in his hair, and the contrast in color between the leaves and the background.

Purples, blues and greens for this week.

[barrywone]

DSC_0952 (2) - From a train Munich - Berlin Germany.

Source: barrywone

[recklessdrivinglawyer-blog]

Interstate 75 has re-opened in Florida today after a deadly multi-car crash that resulted in several deaths in the sunshine state.  While the exact cause of the crash is not yet understood, a foggy day and smoke from a nearby brushfire caused visibility problems for drivers that contributed to the severity of the crash.

Via CBS News:

Drivers were blinded by a combination of fog and smoke caused by a nearby brushfire – and that fire may have been set intentionally. State officials can find no natural cause, no natural explanation like a lightning strike, which could have started the brush fires.

The disaster scene ran for one mile along I-75, littered with the burned-out shells of up to 19 vehicles, including at least seven tractor-trailers. In zero-visibility conditions, a combination of smoke and fog, drivers headed into a deadly multi-car pileup.

The Florida Highway Patrol has released the first crash report relating to the incident.  Their report highlights what may have been the precipitating accident, per The Gainsville Sun:

Trooper M.J. Todd wrote in the report that three vehicles were involved in the crash at 11:55 p.m. Saturday: a 2012 Freightliner semi being driven by Myron P. Allen, 59, of Tennessee; a 2000 Toyota SUV being driven by Andrew R. Kusel, 20, of Port St. Lucie; and a 2002 Lexus SUV being driven by Tramel S. Moss, 32, of Gainesville.

Moss had one passenger, Willee Moss, 59, also of Gainesville… Todd said all three vehicles were headed north in the center lane of I-75 when the crash happened near mile marker 380, which is two miles south of the Williston Road exit.

While there was only one minor injury in this initial crash, the poor visibility on the road led to the unusually high rate of fatalities and injuries.  One witness, Steven R. Cramps, who was involved in the crash described the incident to The Associated Press:

“You could hear cars hitting each other. People were crying. People were screaming. It was crazy,” Camps, a Gainesville man said. “If I could give you an idea of what it looked like, I would say it looked like the end of the world.”

No charges have yet been filed in relation to the crash, although there have been some indications that a criminal investigation may be opened. There are also suspicions that the brush fire that contributed to conflagration may have been set intentionally.